“Africa University is your school,” said Vice Chancellor Munashe Furusa, the president of the United Methodist pan-African school, as he addressed members of the Baltimore-Washington Conference.
In English and Shona, the bishops of the Washington and Zimbabwe Episcopal Areas joined voices to sing “How Great Thou Art,” during worship July 16 at Mount Pleasant Preaching Station.
As we arrived in Africa, the sun rose to meet us. It’s an interesting thing to watch the sunrise from above the clouds.
The Rev. Alva Daniel Tice, 91, a retired Elder died July 14, 2017, in Harrisonburg, Virginia. A memorial service was held July 22 at Mt. Olive Brethren Church in McGaheysville, Va. Interment is at the Mountain Valley United Methodist Church cemetery. Alva Daniel “A.D.&rdquo...
Methodism’s influence sometimes surfaces in surprising places and unexpected ways. If your education was like mine, you were taught that the first settlers in the Pacific Northwest in the wake of Lewis and Clark were the trappers and traders following the Columbia River, following lure of gold...
Evolution in technology has brought changes in many fields including the way we monitor and evaluate projects. The traditional way of monitoring and evaluation is being gradually replaced by digital processes. The manual methods of pen and paper evaluation are changing. Organisations used to put...
By Erik Alsgaard In this episode of Digital Missionaries, we talk with Delores Martin, the Lay Leader of the Baltimore-Washington Conference. Today, we learn about how laity and clergy can partner together for more effective ministry, and how Martin became Lay Leader in the first...
The Rev. Calvin P. Crosson, 96, died July 4, 2017, at Asbury Village in Gaithersburg. A Celebration of Life Service was held July 13 at Goshen UMC, officiated by the Rev. Eric W. King. Calvin Percy Crosson was born in Clinton, S.C., May 25, 1921, and received his elementary and high school...
J. T. Clark and C. J. Martin Jr. were brought together after a traffic accident with Martin resulted in the death of Clark’s brother and sister-in-law. Two months after his brother’s death, Clark showed up at Martin’s court hearing to pay his fines. Now, the two men are partners in a ministry of...
The Rev. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli reflects on her work with "the middle" in addressing differences that threaten the Church. She and others are creatively claiming the wisdom of the past and seeking God in their midst in order to think afresh about God.
